The Kani-Ka-Pila shop has a March special running that you should know about. They have a line of soprano size ukes similar to the popular Dolphin ukes - painted in bright colors too -- that they believe is better sounding than the Dolphin. And they change out the strings to use their brand of fluorcarbon strings and here is the real kicker, the March special includes a copy of the Ralph Shaw instructional DVD for kids, in itself, a $20 item. All for $39.95 (Plus ship, I assume). So if you want something around the house for the kids and grandkids, or for a gift, this looks like a good deal.
They indicate the the builder of the uke is Bugsgear and if so this is a very reliable Japanese firm. I don't find this uke in their web page but it is supposed to be a new item, competing with the Dolphin.
I know the firm has been around for a while but I do not vouch for the quality of the uke. I personally don't need another low cost uke or I would get one, but buyer beware. I do think they have a return policy to reduce any risk.
Starter uke, good strings, DVD. Sounds very good.
Ralph
http://kani-ka-pila.com/wordpress/archives/1600
The shipping is $15.
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